Ruby E. Dean

Ruby E. Dean, 93, of Bella Vista, Ark., passed away Nov. 20, 2018. She was born Oct. 28, 1925 in Cabot, Ark., to the late Edward Homer and Anna Lela (Morton) Gray. Ruby was an incredible mother, beautiful wife, and loving grandmother. She enjoyed dancing. Ruby and her husband started the Dean Equipment Company among many other businesses. She and her husband, Coy, were very active in Optimist International. Preceding Ruby in death are her parents; husbands: Arthur Coy Dean and Tom F. Stroud III; and son, Gerald W. Dean. She leaves to cherish her memory her daughter, Beverly Williams of Bella Vista, Ark.; son, Roger D. Dean of Benton, Ark.; grandchildren: Andrea Vandervoort, Jeffery Dean and wife Robin, and Jeanna Hurley and husband Patrick; great-grandchildren: Kaitlin Vandervoort, Andrew Dean, Mary Catherine Gifford; and a host of family and friends who love Ruby and will miss her always. Memorials may be made to Partners in Progress, Ship of Life, P.O. Box 13989, Maumelle, Ark. 72113. Services entrusted to Smith-Benton Funeral Home. Online guestbook: www.SmithFamilyCares.com.